# NTSB FTW85LA048: Cessna 170B, N2333D, Amarillo, TX, November 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 9, 1984, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21625/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA048

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft performance,landing capability - inadequate (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - recovery from bounced landing - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - previous damage (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHEN ADVISED OF HIGH WINDS AT DESTINATION, PLT DIVERTED TO EN ROUTE ALTERNATE ON ARRIVAL AT ALTERNATE, PLT WAS ADVISED OF 60 DEGREE CROSSWIND WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. PLT HAD 21 HRS EXPERIENCE IN CONVENTIONAL (TAILWHEEL) ACFT. ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN, GUSTS LIFTED ACFT AND CARRIED IT OFF CENTERLINE. PLT ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL OFF, CORRECT DRIFT AND RELAND, BUT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A PARALLEL FENCE. RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON SUBSEQUENT OFF-RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2333D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2333D), registered now, S/N 20485, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20485
- Airframe hours: 2326
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-145-2 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Guy Pickard
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 20, 1984, 20 hours before
- Departed: F71
- Destination: RTN
- Airport: TDW, Tradewinds, runway 23, 2,730 × 55 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 280 total, 21 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 22 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841109062849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841109062849A), Nov 9, 1984: Cessna 170B, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Drifted off side of runway, hit fence. Gusty winds exceeded maximum crosswind capability of aircraft.

## Other investigations on N2333D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA158), Feb 7, 2009: Cessna 170 (N2333D), Cottonwood Falls, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The decision of the pilot to attempt operations outside the forward center of gravity limit. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of an inadequate runway for the conditions.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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